currently loving

loving the collection of jewellery by K/LLER with hand cast brass quills and scolecite.

left: hand cast brass quill lateral earring + porcupine & hand cast brass quill ladder necklace
right: hand cast brass vintage swarovski crystal pendant + hand cast brass scolecite two finger ring

see more of katie & michael's work {here}.

press + new blogs

we've had a couple of nice blog features lately and consequently discovered two lovely new blogs.

cathy is an interiors journalist, stylist and design consultant now based back in her home of Ireland after having various editorial roles for leading magazines in London and South Africa.
cathy's blog celt "explores artisanal life from the celtic regions - Brittany, Cornwall, Ireland, Scotland & Wales"
we discovered celt after cathy featured our oak edge & slate dining table on her post "new folk style"{here}and we are now avid readers.

the design for(u)m blog is run by the members of the development & design team at Kronospan and is where they share the stuff they find & love whilst researching trends and inspiration.
the blog features lots of british design, especially designers using wood.
jess from the team wrote a lovely piece {here} about us this morning featuring some of our favourite pieces from our furniture range .

interiors by martyn thompson

a favourite on our bookshelf at the moment is the stunning new book interiors by martyn thompson.

we have admired his photography for a while now, from the books he has worked on with ilse crawford - sensual home and home is where the heart is.

you can see more of martyn's beautiful work on his website {here}
and interiors is available {here}

images from interiors by martyn thompson

interiors by martyn thompson {available here}
martyn thompson {website}

annaleena

beautiful objects by annaleena.

pyramid
diamond
clothing rail

{more here}

annaleena design {website}

bel green cafe & shop

we went to the lovely Bel Green cafe & shop in Exeter for breakfast on sunday {yummy toasted granola with yogurt & rhubarb and devilled mushrooms with poached egg on toast}.

the shop & cafe is a new venture between textile designer Teresa Cole & chef Isabel Davies. the cafe serves breakfast, tuscan influenced lunches and pizzas on thursday/friday/saturday evenings, as well as delicious cakes, cheeses & wines.

the shop has a lovely selection of teresa's hand printed textiles {aprons, bags, purses, tea towels}, and also sells antique mirrors, lovely old kitchen ware such as enamel colanders, rolling pins with painted handles and old-fashioned laundry pegs.

{all images from bel green website}

bel green cafe & shop {website}
25 magdalen road, exeter, ex2 4ta

teresa green textiles {website}

on our pinterest

a little selection of images from our pinterest - details below and follow us {here}.

1: volupia by antje pugnat {from our wear pinboard}
2: stylist ann shore {from our moodboards pinboard}
3: photo by debi treloar {from our photographers pinboard}
4: photo by neil krug, on the road series {from our photographers pinboard}

pachadesign pinterest {here}

currently loving

makers & brothers is one of our favourite online shops promoting handmade design & craft objects.
beautifully designed website & well curated collection. 
we like the look of their pop up space in Dublin too.

 

top left: ceramic jug by derek wilson {one of our favourite ceramicists}
top right: mice by cleo
bottom left: spinning tops by makers & brothers
bottom right: pestle and mortar by robert welch

makers & brothers {website}

patricia larsen

we really like patricia larsen's latest paintings, especially painting no.36 and no.38.
see more {here}.

and her series of photographs of living in mexico are beautiful too {more here}.

 

patricia larsen {website}

woodcut

looking forward to seeing a copy of this book - woodcut by bryan nash gill.

we think his work is beautiful, especially the use of bronze in some of his sculptures.
blown down trunk is one of our favourites.

woodcut, bryan nash gill {available here}
bryan nash gill {website}

archipelago cinema

how cool is this.

archipelago cinema: a floating auditorium by ole scheeren.
designed for film on the rocks yao noi - the thai film festival
curated by tilda swinton & apichatpong weerasethakul.

ole scheeren {website}
film on the rocks yao noi {website}
images by: piyatat hemmatat, sixtysix visual, doug bruce, film on the rocks yao noi foundation

the slug and the squirrel

we are totally in love with these "objects of wilderness", created by jose agatep from the slug and the squirrel.
each one-of-a-kind terrarium is created within found bottles & jars and filled with locally grown plants & wild mosses on top of earth, sand & stone.

"inside each grows something humble, yet extraordinary: a reconnection to nature. the sense of enchanted discovery.

a simple reminder to feel happy in your soul".




the slug and the squirrel {website}

cotehele gallery exhibition

we have a few pieces of work on display at cotehele gallery in cornwall as part of the new exhibition which opened at the weekend. the exhibition focus is on craftsman built furniture by makers based in the west country but also features other disciplines including glass, ceramics, textiles, metalwork, lighting & printmaking.

we have a selection of our groupies tables and also our offset oak & steel console table in the current exhibition, as well as a selection of our lamps, mirrors & clocks.




the exhibition runs until 23rd may and the gallery is open everyday from 11am to 5pm.
for more info on the gallery, visit the website {here}
and for more info on visiting the stunning house & gardens, visit the website {here}